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August 21, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a former chair of the U.S.


August 20, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today she expects the historic Carter G. Woodson Home to be completed by August 2015 with federal funds she requested, and that a National Park Service (NPS) partnership with a non-profit organization (NPO) will complete the two adjoining homes.


August 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the speakers for the workshops at her annual Job Fair on Thursday, August 21, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center (800 Mount Vernon Place NW – between 7th and 9th Streets NW). Almost 100 employers with available jobs are expected.


August 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said the Department of Justice (DOJ) can do more than the needed federal investigation that is already underway.


August 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the rundown of her annual Job Fair, which will be held next Thursday, August 21, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center (800 Mount Vernon Place NW – between 7th and 9th Streets NW). The event will begin with workshops, from 10:00 a.m.


August 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Norton will accept the Federation of Estelle Witherspoon Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Birmingham Sheraton Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. Norton is being honored for her lifelong efforts to create and sustain equitable treatment for low-income people of color in the workplace and under the law.


August 12, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that today's Music on the Mall performance is canceled due to rain and will resume next Tuesday, August 19, 2014 with a performance by vocalist Esi Afi Lydia.


August 8, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a set of recommendations that originated at Norton's D.C. Postal Service Roundtable on Wednesday, and invited residents to continue to contribute suggestions for improvements for D.C. postal services that the Roundtable problem-solving session initiated.